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"fr e UNITED STATES PATENT JOHN M. SPENCER, E LAWRENCE, KANSAS,ASsmNon-or ONEHALE 'ro L. noUsE, oF SAME PLACE.

APPARATUS Fon wATE'Rl Ne'sToCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part o f .Letters Patent No. 341,356, dated May 4,18E-36.

Application tiled February 26, 1856. Serial No. 193,290. (No model.)-

To all whom it may concern: I

lle it known that I, JOHN M. SPENCER, a citizen ol' the United States ofAmerica, residing in the city of Lawrence, inthe county of Douglas, inthe State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Apparatus forWatering Stock, of which the following isa specification.

My invention has rclation'to improvements in 'troughs for wateringstoek,and has especial reference totroughs l'or watering-hogs,of thatcharacter of, troughs iu which the supply of water from the mainreservoir tothe drinking trough or tank is controlled and regulated by avalve opened by alevcr operated by the-nose 0f the animal.

The object is to provide a drinking-place for animals which will supplyclean water to them in suilieicntgueuti ty and at all ti mes,aud

. at the same time avoid waste of the liquid.

\ convenieiithieans, the supply being led'tlie vWith these ends invicwmy invention con-` sists 1n the novel construction and combina` tionof parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and specifically andcertainly pointed fout in the claims hereto made,

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"l have full y and clearly illustratcd-1uy`im provedapparatus in theaccompanying drawings, formiuga part of this Specification, and

Figure .1 isk a perspective view ofthe apparatus in operative position,the sides of the reservoir and trough being broken away to show themechanism. Fig. 2 isa ceutra1`ver- *tical sectional view; and Fig. 3 isagdetailview In the drawings like lke letters ornumerals.

The letter A designates the reservoir.` This" g Vmay be of any suitableconstruction and of any y 4o I `.1""`ofr a tanlof rectangular.construction, a waterjdesircd capacity, A barrel may be substituted pipebeing let through the bottom olthe barrel 'andthe valve adj listedthereto, operating as well as other-constructions of reservoir. The j.

reservoirmaybe. supplied with water by a to by a pipe from the pump orfountain-head.

'- I-have shown the reservoir as consisting of a box ofrectangular buildhaving a water-pipe let into'it, through which the water is ad-'mitted'.A In the bottom of the reservoir is formed a hole, into whichthe water-escape as required by,

foff.- fthe metal frame, valvelever, and valve. 1 parts are identifiedby" *which has a' pipe lis iitted.- This pipe may be provided Awithexterior threads and Screwed into the hole, or it may be adjustedtherein aud'- then packed about to prevent leakage. The upper' end ofthe' pipe lis formed with a e up",2,7'v

which serves as aval ve-seat, and -to .prevent any foreign substancefrom reaehingthe valve to yinterfere with the regular supplyo'f water ascreen, 3, is fitted over the pi pc and valve, as shown in the drawings.f

rlhe reservoir is Seton the trOuglr-.and secured theret byany'suivtable,istenings. A

hereinafter stated.

The letter B designates the trough or dri nk- I ing-tank, which consistsof a'box'o any snitable shape or construction adapted to Aholda quantityof water. The `trough is covered over at that part which sets under thereservoir, and which projects outside of the pen or other inclosure.This'covering is provided with a hole, through which the valve-pipe isprojected, as shown in Fig'. 2 vofthe drawings. A metal frame, 6, issecured over the edges of the open or drinking end ol the trough, toserve asa guard to .prevent the stock "from gnawing the edges oftheboards. rlhis frame (5 is formed or provided with a cross-piece,l 7,

.from which is projected or to which is secured Aanpartitiou,` 8, formedwith. a centralslot, 9, and provided with bearings 10, in the former ofwhich the valve-lever is disposed, and which rests in the bearings. l

'Y The letter (l designates the..va lye1ever,'

'swung ou a pin, 11, in the bearings 10, and

formed at the inner end with a step, 1.3, in which the foot of thevalvc-stem sets, substati-v tiall y asshown inthe drawings. On the otherend of the l Yss-pieee, 15, on either side of which are formedapertures. The nose-piece ismade in dish shape, so that the nose of thef aiyiialffsliall naturally find the center of it wheu'dr'iuking.'v rThe. inner arm of thevalvelever is the heavier, so .that it shall dropby gravity when pressure isremoved from the noseend, and let the valvedrop down in its The stem of the r isA formed a nose-piece, 14,

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and the apparatuspreserved, it. is essential,

that -it be put on a substantial foundation. I .have thereforeillustrated. the apparatus as set ona platform, 16,-and heldinposit-ionby-hav'-,

ing the siding of the inclosure I et down over it; l1s-shown at 17. Afoundation is the more '.essential'in instances where the inclosure hasno floor, sincevthe .platform theii'ikeeps the parts adjacent tothetrough in .better condition.-

The partitionfpiece 8, instead of being made -as a part of the metalframe 6, may be .made separate therefrom and. set in channels'inthe vsides of the trou'gl1,gand thus be', removable.4 The upperend-of thepartition-pece is extend-` ed,' as seen :it-18, and thus serves as. onewallV of a seat, between which andthe. end f the' reservoir the wall oftheinclcsure is fixed, and the apparatus-thus held down and in position.

The operation of `my device or apparatus is essentially-positive'andautomatic. rIhe valve closesby-gravityfbut 'is raised by the act ofthe-animal pressing on the Vno se piece, under, Which pressure andduring which the Water is permitted to escapeA from the reservoir.

I am 'aware that watering-'tanks having valves operated by floats haveheretofore been"y made; but in my apparatus I dispense with floats ortheirequivaleiits,and substitute therefor a lever whichispositive,andjnot autovrmatic, inv its action te'iiit the valve. 4` I attainby'this mechanism a valve action which limits th'esupplyto the animalaccording to his wants o'r capacity. 'I also `keep the animal from all`contact with the reservoinvvhich is maintained pure and clean.

What I claim as my invention, and desire tctsecure by Letters Patent,isif In combination, the reservoir provided withaverticalescape-'pipehavingavalve-seat on its upper end, and a gravity-valvefitted to said scat, provided Witha depending stem, al ydrinking-troughhaving the escape-pipe of the reservoir and the valve-stem dependingtherein, and -a Ivalve-lever fulcrumedin the drinking-trough, with itsvheavier. and inner end terminating in astep to take the foot. of thevalve-stem, and the end of the outery arm formed with a nose-piece,substantially as described,- and for the purpose stated.

2. In combination, a reservoirh'aving a vertical escape-pipe'providedwith 'a gravityvalve having a depending valve-stem, a drinking-troughhaving ccnnnunication with the 1'eservoir-va1ve,, and a valveleverfnlcrumed in' the drinking-trougl1,'with its heavier end t0 liftthevalve, and its outerend formed with a nose-piece7 through-which theanimal has access to the water, andv whereby the valve is opened,substantially as'described. p

.In witness .whereof Iv have hereunto set-my handin the presence of twoattesting witnesses.v 1

Witnesses:

0.*M.' BOND, JAS. MYERs.

vJOHN M. s'PnNcER.-

